Significant find at Megiddo

[Minimalist]

http://themedialine.org/news/news_detai ... wsID=35193

Archaeologists digging at Tel Megiddo in northern Israel have unearthed what turns out to be one of the largest troves of Canaanite treasures ever found, buried in rubble from destruction 3,100 years ago.

The treasure was hidden inside a clay vessel that had been unearthed in the summer of 2010. The pot had been filled with dirt and sent for testing. It was only recently that the dirt was examined in a restoration laboratory and the treasure revealed to their great surprise.

The hoard includes a collection of gold and silver jewelry, beads, a ring and a pair of unique gold earrings with molded ibexes and wild goats that was likely made in Egypt.

[kbs2244]

And this is inportant because.....

[Minimalist]

In general all archaeological finds are significant but, as noted in the story this one happens to be:

Archaeologists digging at Tel Megiddo in northern Israel have unearthed what turns out to be one of the largest troves of Canaanite treasures ever found,

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Add in that some of the pieces are unique and I would say that it qualifies.

[kbs2244]

OK
So it is a lot of money.
And it seems to show different cultural origins that would indicate widespread trade.
But don’t we know all that already about this site?

It just seems to be something reinforcing what we already accept.
A big reinforcement, granted, but from an academic point of view, it doesn’t seem like much.

But then, I guess, from a publicly point of view it is something to talk up.

[Minimalist]

No archaeologist is ever to sneer at getting more evidence to back up a position - no matter how widely presumed it is to be true.

[kbs2244]

Well, I am guessing that Israel Finkelstein may need some good press after the ossuary decision.

[Minimalist]

Finkelstein specializes in what would best be called Old Testament archaeology. I don't think he gives a rat's ass about the NT or ossuaries.

[kbs2244]

My bad.
You are right.
I was confusing him with Yuval Goren .

Still, good press never hurt anyone.

[Minimalist]

It does not seem as if Goren has anything to worry about, either.


http://www.timesofisrael.com/oded-golan ... -for-real/

In his ruling Wednesday, the judge went out of his way to say that the fact Golan had been found not guilty did not mean the artifacts were real.

His decision to clear Golan of forging the inscription on the James ossuary, he wrote, “does not mean that the inscription on the ossuary is authentic or that it was written 2,000 years ago. This will continue to be studied by scientists and archaeologists, and time will tell.

“Moreover,” he wrote, “it was not proven in any way that the words ‘the brother of Jesus’ necessarily refer to the ‘Jesus’ who appears in Christian writings.”

This applies to all of the artifacts in question, he added several hundred pages later in the lengthy text of his decision: “All that has been established is that the tools and the science currently at the disposal of the experts who testified were not sufficient to prove the alleged forgeries beyond a reasonable doubt as is required by criminal law.”

[kbs2244]

That was a messy case that should have never started.
Massive egos and agendas on all sides.

And now that it is somewhat over I think all involved feel like Ray Donovan.
"What office do I go to in order to get my reputation back."